Dehydrated Apple Rings

Did you know that dehydrating food keeps most of the nutrients intact, plus it’s easier and takes up less space than canning or freezing? I got a dehydrator for Christmas and I’ve been having so much fun drying all kinds of foods. These apple rings are one of the most delicious things I’ve made so far! Walker would eat his weight in them if I let him. It’s a good things too since they are healthy and I have tons of apple to preserve over the next few weeks. So are you ready to learn how to make these dehydrated apple rings?? Let’s get started!

Missy - thank you for sharing this. I just bought a dehydrator and I was running out of things to try. This is the perfect time of year to get inexpensive apples and I can have snacks for the family all winter long. I am definitely picking up apples this weekend to try this recipe.
Thanks Again!

I love dehydrated apple rings, and this year for the first time, I made them by first soaking the rings in a solution of honey and water. Like lemon juice,honey prevents browning, but it also sweetens slightly. So it works well if the apples are very tart (ours are). Anyway, drying has become my favorite method of preserving apples.

You can do these in your oven on the lowest setting (mine is 170) for 6-8 hours. I also have a 'fast bake' button which makes my oven a convection oven. This is a fan that cooks food faster. It shortens the time needed to dehydrate. You do not need to dip in the lemon juice if you put cinnamon on them. The color change is not noticeable.

Like I said in the description of the post, some recipes have been updated. I've successfully dehydrated apples sliding them on a rod and letting them air dry. I think they used to do this close to the stove since it was a dry heat.